Because we are in Christ we are seated with Him in the heavenly places. Our membership in His body puts us currently in Heaven. Even though we live on this earth and are in exile and parted from the One we Love, we are still with Him spiritually. When Christ pleads for us to the Father we are there as well. When He tells with joy of the sanctification of His Bride we are there. When He is saddened by our failing to serve Him we are still there kept in His Love.
"With" in that verse seems to have more transcendent kind of meaning. Not just the "with" of physical proximity, but the "with" of our position and place as His Bride.
Posted by TheIdeaMan at January 12, 2003 05:13 PM